Broiler



BROILER R.. T. HosKlNG Filed Feb; 19.1926

Sept. 413,1927.

. 'lL-UNITED,'STATES PATENT ,OFF

Patented Sept. 13, 1927.

`ICIS@V Brennan fr. nosirrve, or wILiyIErTE, ILLINOIS, AssIGNon To ELLENWEIGHrfj PITCHER, 0E SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. Y

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Application iled February 19, 1926. .Serial life-89,383. i

Anobjectof my invention is to provide a broiler in which a`vnovelheatsreiiecting plate is provided, this plate also servingtheadditioiialfiinction of di'aining the juices from -tlie meat-beingibroiled, into a receptaclev which isv covered bythe reector plate,

whereby. the drippiiigs are Vretainedin av receptacle l which yis,practically entirely coveiieclptliiis preventing the fire Afromignitingthe drippings, and ralso from causing the evaporation of largequantities of the dr1ppingsfp f Y A further object of myinvention is toprovide a broiler in which the reflector plate is shaped in a manner toprovide a support for a grill, these parts being removably disposed inthe broiler, whereby the broiler may be readily cleaned after use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of thetypefdescribed which .is circular in shape, thus permitting the deviceitself to Vbe rotated for changing the position of the meat beingbroiled with respect to the fire. ln types of broilers which are fixedwith respecttothe fire, the meat must-be turned by means of a fork.l/Vhen the forlris removed from the meat, the juices from the meat willseep through these openings. T overcome this disadvantages bv prosviding a circular broiler which may e rotated at will without theVnecessity of Vtouching the meat at all during this operation.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accom# panying drawings, forming partof tliis application, in which VFigure 1 is a top plan view of thedevice, and Y Figure 2 is a section along the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

VIn carrying out my invention, I provide a ,receptacle 1 having a crosssectionk of the shape shown in Figure 2. This receptacle is circular, asshown in Figure 1, and isprovided with iandles 2 forv permitting theready moving of the receptacle.

The upper edge of the receptacle is prowhich a reflector 5 is lremovablydisposed. The ledge 4 is wideenough to permitvthe reflector 5 tobe-slidably mounted on the ledge. This construction permits the readyremoval of the reflector 5When desired. j, t Y The special sliapeof thereflector is shown in Figure 2, andit will be noted from this figurethat the reflector 5 has anoutwardly extending flange 6 whichoverlies'the ledge 4. The reflector is thenbent to forma wall portion 7that abuts the inner surface of the vertical wall'S of thereceptaclej 1when .the reflector is disposed; in position. `The bottom 9 of thereflector is conical-shaped, and is provided with anopening 1 0 which issmall in comparison with `the diameter/of ythe re'- ceptacle 1. Figure 2shows the bottoni of the refiector as being spaced above the bots toni11 of the receptacle l.

, -Tlie means for supporting the article be ing broiled consists of agrill 12.V This grill is provided with a ring 13 that is removablysupported by the reflector 5. It will be noted that the ring rests uponthe conical-shaped portion 9` of the reflector and bears against theinner surface of the wall portion 7 The grill 12 carries spaced-apartbars 14. In the present form of the device, I show nine of these barsand space them equal distances apart. Itis obvious, however, that thenumber of the bars maybe changed at will without departing fromthespirit and scope of my invention. It will be noted that the uppersurfaces of the bars 14 are in substantial alignment with the flange 6and that that portion which bears thebead 3 forms an upstanding flangewhich will tend to prevenii the meat from sliding off from the gril Fromthe foregoing description of. the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. In using the device, thereflector 5 is disposed in the receptacle 1 in the manner shown inFigure 2, and then the grill 12 is disposed in the reflector 5. Thearticle to be broiled is now placed upon the grill and the entire devicedisposed beneath the burner in such a manner as to cause the heat fromthe burner to come in contact with the article being broiled. During thebroiling, the juices from the meat will drip upon the conical-shapedportion -9 of the reflector 5, and will be conveyedinto thereceptacle 1. Figure 2 clearly shows how the receptacle 1 is practicallycovered, except for the small opening 10, and therefore the `drippingsin tbe receptacle will have little chance for evaporation, because theyare conlined Within a practically en tirely enclosed space. Moreover,the reiiec tor 5 prevents the lire 'lroin igniting the jnices which Veryoften occurs in the type of broiler having` an open drip pan. Thereiiector is in reality the means of separating the lire from thedrippings.

The novel shape ot' the reflector permits the rellcctor to be removablycarried by the receptacle l and to be supported thereby, and alsopermits it to receive and support the ring 13 of the grill l2. Thereflector 5 also provides a device which is smokeless and odorless whencooking a steak or the like.

The circular sliape yof the device permits the device to be readilyturned, whereby the meat may be changed in its position. This can beaccomplished without the necessity ol sticking a fork into the meat. Asstated, in the 'lirst part of the specification, the openings in themeat lel't by the forli permit the juices to escape from the meat, whichpartially defeats the broiling operation, since the broiling operationis to quickly Sear the surface oli the meat. It should be noted that ldo not wish to conline myself to any particular shape ol? broiler, since4a small rectangnlar broiler could be as easily turned as a circularone.

l claim: i

A broiler, comprising a receptacle having an outwardly extending ledgenear its top, an upstanding llange at the outer portion of llie ledge, areflector having a flange ar ranged to rest on the ledge, a portionparallel with and in engagement with the sides ol the receptacle, and aconical-shaped portion integral with said parallel portion., a grillcomprising a ring adapted to rest on the conical-shaped portion of thereflector, the sides or' the ring being contiguous to the parallelportion of the reflector, and crossbars carri-cd by the ring, the uppersurfaces oi the crossbars being substantially in alignment with theupper surface of the flange `ot `the reflector and said reflector'having an opening at the apex of its conical portion.

RICHARD T. HOSKING.

